Thursday night was the first night of the camp. We all had dinner, and all the jobs we wanted to accomplish were layed out on a big dry erase board for us so that we knew what we needed to be done. There was also quite a few areas of the main camp building that needed organizing in addition to all of the projects. That night, my grandma and I worked on organizing the song sheets. They're so nice to have all the music written, but they're in such a jumbled mess right now. We sorted through them to see what was salvageable and what needed to be recopied. We also discussed other ideas for formatting camp music so that it's most useable for both campers and directors. The two of us also decided on what needed to all be done in the building and what would be practical to accomplish over the time we were out there.
On Friday, we started working right away after breakfast. Some of the main tasks focused on were the smoke detectors and ventilation in the broom closet, constructing a pathway to the gazebo, putting up a fence around the retaining walls, and other organzational jobs. I worked on organizing the game closet in the main building (quick note to any campers reading this: it looks so nice and orderly right now, so pretty please try and keep it that way! Hehe). In the afternoon, I was given a lesson on how to use a ratchet and crescent wrench (look at my use of terminology -- I learned something new today!) and helped to pass tools along and tighten the bolts holding the fence in place. I also helped the others shovel in place the product that was to make up the concrete pathway from the building to the gazebo. Mainly, I was just glad to fill in odds and ends where I was needed and learned a few things along the way as I worked. Everyone out here works so hard and has such a good knowledge base to work from. They have so many great ideas about how to make camp better, and I really am enjoying being with this group. I ended my first full day of work feeling very productive!
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